major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be surprised; to be astonished
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
you (plural); all of you; you all
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end